Houston Dynamo FC

Lyle Foster

Forward#9

Bio

Born in Soweto in 2000, Lyle Foster debuted for Orlando Pirates F.C. in 2017 and now plays for Houston Dynamo FC. He has also played for AS Monaco FC, Cercle Brugge K.S.V. and Vitória S.C.. He plays as a forward. He has represented the South Africa national under-20 football team and the South Africa national under-23 football team.

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #9
Born: 3/9/2000
Birthplace: Soweto
Debut: 2017
Position: Forward
Nationality: South Africa

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2017–now

2017–2019Orlando Pirates F.C.
2017–2019South Africa national under-20 football teamNational team
2019–2020AS Monaco FC
2019–2020Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
2019–2021South Africa national under-23 football teamNational team
2020–South Africa men's national association football teamNational team
2020–2022Vitória S.C.
2021–2022K.V.C. Westerlo
2021Vitória S.C. B
2022–2023K.V.C. Westerlo
2023–Burnley F.C.
2026–Houston Dynamo FC

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 MLS HOU	7	9	6	0	0	1	0	6	1	5

Compare FosterStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 MLSHouston Dynamo FC	7	1	0	5	1	393	0	0	5	7	1	9	5	0	6	0
2026 FIFA World CupSouth Africa	1	0	0	1	0	56	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
2026 International FriendlySouth Africa	3	0	0	3	1	162	0	0	3	3	0	1	4	0	1	0
2025-26 Premier LeagueBurnley	26	3	2	20	6	1,372	4	0	11	26	11	22	13	0	30	0
2025 International FriendlySouth Africa	1	–	–	–	–	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024-25 EFL ChampionshipBurnley	28	2	5	39	14	1,594	4	0	6	28	11	30	16	0	5	0
2023-24 Premier LeagueBurnley	24	5	3	33	15	1,908	0	1	2	24	2	23	11	0	41	0
2023 International FriendlySouth Africa	4	1	–	–	–	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 EFL ChampionshipBurnley	10	1	0	9	2	333	0	0	1	10	6	6	3	0	1	0
2022 International FriendlySouth Africa	2	0	0	4	2	140	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	0
2019-20 Ligue 1AS Monaco	2	0	0	2	0	61	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
Career11 seasons	108	13	10	116	41	6,307	8	1	29	103	32	94	54	0	89	0

Game log, 2026 MLS

Game
2 Nov @ Portland TimbersL 1-3 2 Nov	0	1	0	66	0	1	0	2	1	2
29 Oct @ Seattle Sounders FCW 1-0 29 Oct	0	0	0	72	2	1	0	1	2	0
25 Oct v Minnesota United FCD 0-0 25 Oct	0	0	0	56	1	1	0	2	0	0
18 Oct v FC DallasD 2-2 18 Oct	0	0	0	72	2	1	0	2	1	1
15 Oct @ San Diego FCD 3-3 15 Oct	0	1	0	45	0	1	0	1	1	2
11 Oct @ Minnesota United FCD 2-2 11 Oct	1	3	1	63	0	1	0	1	0	1
27 Sept v Sporting Kansas CityL 0-2 27 Sept	0	0	0	19	0	1	1	0	0	0

Recent games

Nov '268
v St. Louis CITY SC
1 SHOT · 1 FA
L 1-0
Nov '262
@ Portland Timbers
1 SHOT · 2 FC · 1 FA
L 3-1
Oct '2629
@ Seattle Sounders FC
1 FC · 2 FA · 2 OFF
W 1-0
Oct '2625
v Minnesota United FC
2 FC · 1 OFF
D 0-0
Oct '2618
v FC Dallas
2 FC · 1 FA · 2 OFF
D 2-2
Oct '2615
@ San Diego FC
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 1 FA
D 3-3
Oct '2611
@ Minnesota United FC
1 G · 3 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC
D 2-2
Sept '2627
v Sporting Kansas City
Did not record a stat
L 2-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, MLS

Split
AwayHome or away, 1W	4	0.3	1.3	0.3	61.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	1.3
HomeHome or away, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.3
DrawsResult, 0W	4	0.3	1.0	0.3	59.0	0.8	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.0
LossesResult, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	42.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.0
WinsResult, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 1W	7	0.1	0.7	0.1	56.1	0.7	1.0	0.1	1.3	0.7	0.9
Minnesota United FCOpponent, 0W	2	0.5	1.5	0.5	59.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5
FC DallasOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Portland TimbersOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	66.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
San Diego FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
Seattle Sounders FCOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Sporting Kansas CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.3
Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MinnesotaGround, 0W	1	1.0	3.0	1.0	63.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	66.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0